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I can only tell you what I have seen, which is in most apartment buildings in my country, there are almost always some clothes washers and dryers on the ground floor or in the basement. I've read that in Poland, clothes dryers are one of the largest growing appliances in terms of sales, so it seems that many people there have discovered how convenient they can be, and how nice they leave one's clothes. Especially when one lives in a very small space, it seems terribly inconvenient to have clothes hanging around all the time. I don't know, it doesn't take more than a day for my clothes to dry. I can't even afford some new shoes, I'm not going to buy some new electronics just to dry my clothes, slightly less slowly, I don't go through my clothes THAT quickly. It's just an extra expense, and now all of sudden I have more electronics I need to maintain. My washing machine is good enough, no point in wasting money, when the sun can just do all the same work by itself. Washing clothes is tedious enough as is, I don't really feel like adding one extra step, among all the other expenses I might need to go through. Even when I used to live in a small flat, leaving the clothes around was never that big of a deal, I just had to adapt, and that was the end of it. I feel like I could be spending my money on something better than a dryer. Even then, I feel like I would need two or three dryers, I doubt you can stuff those full of clothes, bed sheets, or whatever else, I would still need some storage space for my wet clothes and whatever else I have. Honestly, I would rather buy a dishwasher instead. It would be far less useless than a dryer in my mind. And it would automate some really tedious busy work. I would buy a dryer if I had the money for it though, I'm not really against it. I sure as hell wouldn't complain, if I could just throw all my crap into the dryer for a couple of hours, and be done with it. I would gladly have both a dish washer and a dryer, but overall, I feel like the dishwasher would get more use than a dryer. I doubt a dryer would use too much electricity, it's probably just a motor that makes some spinny stuff spin. I'm not suggesting that people without clothes dryers rush out and buy them, but in a situation like Ross's, it makes sense to throw your damp clothes into a basket and seek one out instead of creating further moisture problems in the home. For all we know, there is a dryer within a short walk or drive from his mold-infested home. Additionally, your comments tell me that you are unfamiliar with a modern tumble dryer, which is fine, I am not insulting you, but perhaps it is hasty to characterize something as useless when it is evident you haven't researched its principles of operation or its functionality. For instance, the dryer that I'm familiar with can have a full load of clothes crisp, clean, and dry in under 45 minutes. So basically once one washer load is done, the next can be placed in the dryer and so on. Furthermore, I would think that if there are active mold spores in the air, they would find a ready home in damp clothing, such that you'd actually be wearing the toxins that could be making you sick. It's just a horrible idea in his situation.

I can only tell you what I have seen, which is in most apartment buildings in my country, there are almost always some clothes washers and dryers on the ground floor or in the basement. I've read that in Poland, clothes dryers are one of the largest growing appliances in terms of sales, so it seems that many people there have discovered how convenient they can be, and how nice they leave one's clothes. Especially when one lives in a very small space, it seems terribly inconvenient to have clothes hanging around all the time.

Continuing to dry clothes inside when there is already a moisture problem just blows my fricking mind. I'm sure it's a cultural thing, but still, this is a dire situation. I'd pitch in for a dehumidifier if the desire was expressed. Maybe it would blow the power budget though, don't know how that works in your locale.

I think a big dehumidifier and an air purifier would go a long way to solving the short-term problem, until you can get the hell out of there. Drying clothes in the house just makes the air wet! Are there no laundromats in Poland? (Seriously, I don't know).

The problem has been described as well as can be, what's next is for us fans to decide what best to do about it. My first impulse is to support Accursed Farms directly, perhaps by encouraging a method by which we can buy downloads of current and future videos. This is likely too simplistic, but it's the best I've got.

Lord Sinister has been helpful on the mic issue, but I'd like to add some detail. The Asus sound card has a built-in mic preamp that is designed for a condenser mic, and the Samson mic in use is a dynamic mic. The Samson mic might introduce some dynamic range compression by virtue of its design, since it is built for live performances in loud environments. So the suggestion to use an outboard preamp is one that might prove useful and enable a wider choice of mics and settings, just don't forget to use "Line In" instead of "Mic" on the soundcard for your preamp connection. OR, you might want to check out Electro-Voice, they make mics for just about every purpose. You may find that they make a suitable replacement that will plug right into your soundcard.